A challenge that spans three
continents, with over 1000 drivers that have taken part in 100s of races since
it began in 1993. It has grown into one of the worlds most famous one-make
championships. With every driver going head to head in the same make, same
model and same generation, there is no technical advantage, leaving only one
thing to separate the competition, skill.
The Ferrari Challenge is the
perfect competition for those who want more than just to drive their Ferraris
on the road and feel the desire to compete in top level sprint races. The
championship which features Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo cars, is divided into the
Europe, North America and Asia Pacific series.
A total of 25 Ferrari
Challenge cars are entered into the Abu Dhabi event, with 11 of those valid for
the Asia Pacific – APAC series. For the other 14 cars entered, coming from the
Europe and North America series, there is an overall ranking that will decide
the best at the end of the two rounds. After rounds already held in Suzuka and
Fuji, Japan and Mugello and Imola, Italy, followed by Dubai at the end of
January, Abu Dhabi will be the last race of the season.
The
standings in the APAC series season are in the Trofeo Pirelli AM, sees Yudai
Uchida (Rosso Scuderia) leading with 123 points, ahead of Nobuhiro Imada (Rosso
Scuderia), at 117. In the Shell Cup, Kazuyuki Imada (Cornes Osaka) is first, on
121 points; second is Kanji Yagura (Cornes Osaka), 21 lengths behind; third is
Motohiko Isozaki (Cornes Shiba), 58 points behind. In the Shell AM Cup, Shigeru
Kamiue (European Version) is the leader, with 95 points, ahead of Baby Kei
(Cornes Osaka) and Andrew Moon (FMK), detached by 42 and 52 points
respectively.